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Michael Moore describes Bush’s seven minute fail pretty accurately in the above video. You’ve probably heard and seen that Bush didn’t show up for the Ground Zero memorial today even after Obama invited him: The White House says Obama’s trip will include a private meeting with family members of 9/11 victims, a meeting with first responders that will be open to some news coverage, and a wreath-laying at the 9/11 memorial. Obama invited former President George W. Bush to accompany him, but Bush declined. “President Bush will not be in attendance on Thursday,” The New York Times quoted his spokesman David Sherzer as saying . “He appreciated the invite, but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain largely out of the spotlight. He continues to celebrate with Americans this important victory in the war on terror.” Bush, whose presidency was defined by the al-Qaida-led Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, has largely maintained a low public profile since leaving office. It’s not surprising that Bush wouldn’t want to be there since he had a chance to get Bin Laden at Tora Bora, but didn’t even though those actions contradicted his bullhorn speech. Digby writes: Yes. Actually it’s quite easy to picture a petulant and jealous Junior Bush not wanting to be part of a ceremony that highlights his failure to achieve his most cherished desire. — Bush froze in the spotlight when told the United States was under attack and that ‘s the equivalent of deliberate decision making in a military operation. But hey, you can’t blame them. When you have to rely on a second grader’s interpretation of events you know you’re reaching — that and a bullhorn is all they’ve got left of their mighty, macho warrior president and it’s got to hurt. They really care about that crap. Fox News and the right-wing propaganda machine have gone to great lengths to try and rehabilitate Bush’s image after those seven minutes. Now, the wingnuts are pouncing on a news report out by the New York Daily News’ Thomas DeFrank: Little Boy George didn’t go today because he had a hissy fit. Little Green Footballs: This, of course, is delicious red meat for people like Jim “Dim” Hoft (aka “Gateway Pundit”): Bush Wises Up… Won’t Be Prop For Obama’s Victory Lap | The Gateway Pundit DERPBush wises up. President Obama was wrong on waterboarding, renditions, the Iraq War, the Surge, Gitmo, military tribunals, and the Patriot Act. Now he wants to take full credit for getting Osama Bin Laden and wants to use George W. Bush as a prop. Bush ain’t going for it. Bush policies kept America safe and led us to Osama Bin Laden. (History.com) The former president feels Obama is ignoring the Bush Administration’s role in the strike on the Osama Bin Laden compound. He won’t be a prop for Obama at Ground Zero today. There’s just one teensy problem with this idiots’ narrative. It’s completely false: Wife: Bush skips 9/11 NY event to keep low profile . Laura Bush told The Associated Press on Thursday that she and her husband were out to dinner Sunday night when they received word that Obama wanted to speak with him. The former president went home to take the call informing him that U.S. military forces had killed Osama bin Laden in a raid of his compound in Pakistan, Laura Bush said. The former first lady told the AP that her husband declined an invitation to attend Thursday’s event in New York because “that’s for President Obama to do at this point.” She said she and her husband both felt great pride for military and intelligence personnel after hearing the news. “It was risky and it was dangerous for our members of the military,” Laura Bush said at a Dallas elementary school where she announced grants from her foundation for school libraries. I guess they don’t believe the former First Lady.